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Boxer Carini may get award despite loss to Khelif

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 11:12am
The International Boxing Association (IBA) says it intends to award a $50,000 prize to Olympic boxer Angela Carini of Italy even though she pulled out of her bout against Algerian Imane Khelif, who is at the center of a gender controversy.
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'What a feeling!': Snell tosses no-hitter for Giants

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 11:12am
San Francisco Giants starter Blake Snell threw the third no-hitter of the major league season, blanking the Reds 3-0 in the first complete game of his career Friday night.
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Cautious WR Jefferson: 'So scared' about reinjury

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 11:12am
The Vikings and Justin Jefferson are taking steps to avoid a reinjury of the hamstring he tore last season, including having him sit out practices.
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Steph Curry isn't worried about his mini-slump

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 11:08am
The Warriors star is shooting as poorly as he has in three years, but both he and Steve Kerr know the shots will start falling soon.
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Follow live: USWNT faces Japan in Olympic quarterfinal

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 10:52am
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Jade Carey wants vindication -- and an Olympic medal on vault

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 9:04am
Jade Carey and the vault have a complicated story. At the Tokyo Olympics, she tripped -- literally -- and lost a medal. On Saturday she has her second chance.
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Olympic boxers reignite debate over inclusion in women's sports

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 9:04am
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting were disqualified from last year's world championships after reportedly failing a gender verification test. Now they are in the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics.
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Barry carries U.S. men's 3x3 to wins in pool play

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 8:59am
Canyon Barry carried the short-handed U.S. men's team to two victories Friday in 3x3 pool play at the Paris Olympics.
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U.S. women's 3x3 hoops ends skid, men winless

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 8:59am
The U.S. women's 3x3 basketball team finally got a win on the board in their fourth game while the men remain winless.
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Ledecky makes U.S. history with 13th medal

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 8:59am
Swimmer Katie Ledecky won silver in the 4x200 meter relay for her 13th career medal, becoming the most decorated American woman in Olympic history.
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Man gets 15 years for Jackie Robinson statue theft

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 8:58am
Ricky Alderete, the Kansas man who pleaded guilty to stealing a Jackie Robinson statue from a youth baseball league, received a 15-year prison sentence for multiple cases.
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Prescott says 'money is out there' for extension

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 8:58am
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said he's not worried about his contract extension and understands that he needs to be on the field.
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A shootout may decide the USWNT's Olympics. Luckily Naeher can save -- and score -- PKs

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 8:39am
Alyssa Naeher is a rare goalkeeper who can both save and take penalties. If the USWNT enters an Olympics shootout, she could save Team USA.
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Grant Fisher makes U.S. track history, Marchand wins 4th gold and more Friday at the Paris Games

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 8:05am
Sha'Carri Richardson made her long-awaited Olympic debut during the women's 100m preliminary round on Friday. Here's everything else you might have missed from Paris.
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Alcaraz youngest in Olympic semis since Djokovic

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 8:04am
Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to reach the singles semifinals at a Summer Games since Novak Djokovic in 2008 by getting past Tommy Paul.
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Transfer Talk: Nico Williams rejects PSG, Barca still have hope

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 8:03am
Diario Sport reports that Athletic Club star Nico Williams has turned down the chance to join Paris Saint-Germain. Transfer Talk is with the latest.
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Lewy: Too much football making quality worse

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 7:19am
Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski has expressed concerns over the amount of football being played, adding that he thinks it is contributing to a decline in the quality of games.
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Stingy steps, lead legs and blazing speed: How Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone dominates

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 6:56am
Sure it takes speed and stamina to win the 400-meter hurdles. But reigning Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has plenty of other secret tricks.
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Team USA sets world record in 4x400 mixed relay

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 6:44am
The team of Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Kaylyn Brown and Bryce Deadmon set a world record in the 4x400-meter mixed relay.
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Kobe's Staples Center locker sells for record $2.9M

ESPN - Sat, 08/03/2024 - 1:44am
The home locker that the late Kobe Bryant used from 2003-04 to his final season in 2015-16 has sold for a record-setting $2.9 million, the auction house that brokered the sale said Friday.
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